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After a LONG battle, 12 years, Michigan Ducks Unlimited is FINALLY getting it's "specialty" license plate. Monroe County Chapter representatives, Tracy and Marshal, testified before both the Michigan House and Senate prior to the votes. Senate Leader, Randy Richardville, and State Rep, Dale...

Since it's birth in 1937 Ducks Unlimited has now preserved or rehabilitated over 13 MILLION acres of wetlands in North America. It is a world leader in habitat conservation. It is a volunteer based organization with it's funding coming primarily from donations and fund raising efforts by it's...

It would appear that our Ducks Unlimited dinner on March 23 will be sold out yet again! 5th year in a row. We are down to under 20 tickets left, out of 750, and they will be gone in a day or so! Shooting for another record setting year!

Enjoy! The Onion is SO good at this stuff! http://www.theonion.com/video/braindead-teen-only-capable-of-rolling-eyes-and-te,27225/

Ducks Unlimited has passed ANOTHER major milestone in habitat conservation. In it's 75 years it has now conserved over 13 MILLION acres in North American. Ducks Unlimited is one of the worlds oldest, and largest, PRIVATE conservation groups. As always, American private citizens are leading the...

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IF there are any members that live in SE Michigan that has a little time to kill, how about joining up the Monroe County Duck Unlimited Chapter? The time for our spring "Fest - N -Feed" is drawing near and we could use your help. It is a huge undertaking and there are never enough hands. Here...

Most alive during the "Cold War" knew little, or wanted to know little, of what happened back then. They did not know then, or now, about the tens of thousands who died without any fan fair. Their deaths are little more than footnotes in history. Their sacrifices are often belittled. Here is...

For those of you that have an AR 15 or M4 clone. Here is a REALLY good buy on magazines. These are Canadian Military surplus, new, never issued. High quality at a VERY good price, stock up while you can! 10 - Pk. Of New Canadian Thermold 30 - Rd. Ar - 15 Mags - 794885, 21 - 30 Rounds at...

I spent a wonderful morning hunting pheasants with 14 good friends and 8 dogs. I brought home 5 pheasant and 2 chuckers. I DID use my currently, and always, unregistered semi automatic shotgun. I love the freedom to pursue happiness MY way!

Mrs. Layoutshooter and I went to a meeting of our local Ducks Unlimited chapter meeting tonight. We got to spend the evening with many friends which is always a wonderful thing. During the meeting we were informed that our chapter was no longer in the "Top 100" club for D.U. chapters. Strange...

Every so often a mere man is offered the opportunity to witness the glory of Nature. I was afforded that chance today. I was hunting out on Lake Erie when the first of the migration showed up. First just a few hundred birds at a time, then thousands. The started at around 11AM and never...

The plan for November 17th was to hunt till 10AM, pull our tree stands out of the trees and be back at the motel to watch the Michigan/Iowa game then hunt the evening. The day dawned cool and clear. The woods were quiet, again. I had not seen a deer, not one, the first two days of the season...

Got the new boat on Friday, it is SWEET! Got out for my first duck hunt, with a bunch of kids, had a GREAT TIME! Had a REALLY funny happen, was laughing SO hard I had tears running. A drake blue bill was locked, flaps and gear down, heading right at the left side of the layout, where young Alex...

It takes all kinds of people? to make the world spin. These two are REALLY out there! Like in wackoville. Smacked. Blasted. ETC ETC. On a side note, Glen Rock a town I lived in for many years. It is where I fought fire and both Mrs. Layoutshooter and I were EMT's. We too often had to deal with...

A soldier from a reserved MP unit in Jackson, MI was injured in Afghanistan when the humvee he was in hit a IED, that was either known by or not pointed out by the Afghan police. The IED was over 1000lbs of explosives. Paul had a 'non-bleeding' head injury. One of several he has had in his...

Just heard from the boat dealer. My boat is in, it's fully rigged and ready to go! NOW, I just need to get it! This is going to make the next couple of weeks VERY hard! :D

Heading out to Pointe Mouillee today and for most of the weekend. Hope to see you out there!

Relocated myself onto Lake Erie yesterday. Took my brother and his two young daughters catfishing. My 9 year old niece caught the only two cats we got. I only got about 6 bullheads. Had a fun day.

One of Mankind's most famous figures, the first man to walk on the Moon, Neil Armstrong has died. May your current journey have happy landings, Neil. Neil Armstrong Dead; Apollo 11 Astronaut Was First on Moon Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became first to walk on the moon as commander...